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created Oct 15, 2025 07:32PM PDT poll #1 Featured
What theme would you like to see as our 2026 Yearly Theme?
You may refer back to the 2026 Yearly Theme Nominations thread.

Award Winners: Which Ones Will You Choose?
 
  151 votes 22.7%

Reader's Rainbow: A Plunge Into The Prism Of The Pages
 
  122 votes 18.3%

Turning Points: Changes, Choices, Transitions, & Defining Moments
 
  94 votes 14.1%

Real Life: Books Based On Real Life Stories
 
  90 votes 13.5%

Weave A Web Of Words: A Celebration Of Authors & The Stories They Create
 
  72 votes 10.8%

Stories Unchained: Freedom Lives In Stories
 
  54 votes 8.1%

Ripple Effect: Into Our Waters
 
  48 votes 7.2%

Discovery: Self Discovery, Scientific Breakthroughs & More
 
  35 votes 5.3%

666 total votes

created Sep 23, 2025 05:48PM PDT poll #2 Featured
Please vote for the yearly challenge that you'd like to see return in 2026. If you are unfamiliar with this year's challenges, please review this Guide to the 2025 Yearly Challenges .

TBR Jar
 
  21 votes 27.3%

Clear The Shelves
 
  15 votes 19.5%

Bookworms Take Shelfies
 
  13 votes 16.9%

Magical Mystery Tour
 
  9 votes 11.7%

Popsugar Challenge
 
  8 votes 10.4%

Genre Bingo
 
  5 votes 6.5%

Wheel Of Feels
 
  3 votes 3.9%

Shelf Awareness
 
  1 vote 1.3%

Opposites Attract
 
  1 vote 1.3%

20 Questions
 
  1 vote 1.3%

77 total votes

created Sep 30, 2025 02:18PM PDT poll #3 Featured
What book would you like to read for our November 2025 Group Read? The theme is Pets.

 
  12 votes 25.5%

 
  8 votes 17.0%

 
  7 votes 14.9%

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Nonfiction, Memoir, Animals
 
  7 votes 14.9%

 
  6 votes 12.8%

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa
Fantasy, Magical Realism
 
  6 votes 12.8%

Good Dog. Stay. by Anna Quindlen
Nonfiction, Memoir
 
  1 vote 2.1%

47 total votes

created Aug 28, 2025 07:40AM PDT poll #4 Featured
What book would you like to read for our October 2025 Group Read? The theme is Superstition.

Weyward by Emilia Hart
Historical Fiction
 
  16 votes 24.2%

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Mystery, Books About Books
 
  14 votes 21.2%

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
Historical Fiction
 
  7 votes 10.6%

 
  7 votes 10.6%

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Historical Fiction
 
  7 votes 10.6%

Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
Historical Fiction
 
  6 votes 9.1%

 
  5 votes 7.6%

 
  3 votes 4.5%

Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins
Magical Realism, Literary Fiction
 
  1 vote 1.5%

66 total votes

created Jul 29, 2025 01:13AM PDT poll #5 Featured
What book would you like to read for our September 2025 Group Read? The theme is Whimsy.

 
  18 votes 30.5%

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Fantasy, Magical Realism
 
  11 votes 18.6%

Circe by Madeline Miller
Fantasy, Mythology
 
  10 votes 16.9%

 
  4 votes 6.8%

 
  4 votes 6.8%

 
  3 votes 5.1%

Wendy's Ever After by Julie Wright
Fantasy, Romance
 
  3 votes 5.1%

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Fantasy, Romance
 
  2 votes 3.4%

 
  2 votes 3.4%

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
Childrens, Fantasy
 
  2 votes 3.4%

59 total votes

created Jun 28, 2025 04:54AM PDT poll #6 Featured
What book would you like to read for our August 2025 Group Read? The theme is Sunflower.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Contemporary, Coming of Age
 
  16 votes 33.3%

The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri
Historical Fiction
 
  14 votes 29.2%

 
  10 votes 20.8%

 
  5 votes 10.4%

 
  2 votes 4.2%

Cold Sunflowers by Mark Sippings
Historical Fiction
 
  1 vote 2.1%

48 total votes

created May 29, 2025 06:17AM PDT poll #7 Featured
What book would you like to read for our July 2025 Group Read? The theme is Island.

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Romance, Contemporary
 
  18 votes 23.1%

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Historical Fiction
 
  11 votes 14.1%

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Historical Fiction, Science Fiction
 
  11 votes 14.1%

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Literary Fiction
 
  8 votes 10.3%

 
  7 votes 9.0%

 
  7 votes 9.0%

 
  5 votes 6.4%

 
  4 votes 5.1%

 
  4 votes 5.1%

Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Historical Fiction
 
  3 votes 3.8%

78 total votes

created Apr 28, 2025 05:10AM PDT poll #8 Featured
What book would you like to read for our June 2025 Group Read? The theme is Sisterhood.

 
  16 votes 23.5%

 
  14 votes 20.6%

The Sirens by Emilia Hart
Fantasy, Magical Realism
 
  12 votes 17.6%

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Historical Fiction
 
  8 votes 11.8%

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
Historical Fiction, Romance
 
  7 votes 10.3%

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Contemporary, Literary Fiction
 
  4 votes 5.9%

 
  3 votes 4.4%

 
  2 votes 2.9%

Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis
Contemporary Romance, Chick Lit
 
  2 votes 2.9%

68 total votes

created Mar 29, 2025 03:06AM PDT poll #9 Featured
What book would you like to read for our May 2025 Group Read? The theme is Mother.

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Contemporary, Literary Fiction
 
  18 votes 24.7%

 
  13 votes 17.8%

Night Road by Kristin Hannah
Contemporary, Romance
 
  10 votes 13.7%

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Classics, French Literature
 
  7 votes 9.6%

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Historical Fiction
 
  6 votes 8.2%

 
  5 votes 6.8%

Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
Literary Fiction
 
  4 votes 5.5%

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
Contemporary, Literary Fiction
 
  4 votes 5.5%

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
Horror, Thriller
 
  3 votes 4.1%

Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson
Thriller, Mystery
 
  3 votes 4.1%

73 total votes

created Feb 28, 2025 04:34AM PST poll #10 Featured
What book would you like to read for our April 2025 Group Read? The theme is Games.

 
  26 votes 28.6%

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult
 
  13 votes 14.3%

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult
 
  13 votes 14.3%

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Fantasy, Magical Realism, Romance
 
  10 votes 11.0%

 
  7 votes 7.7%

The Selection by Kiera Cass
Dystopia, Romance, Young Adult
 
  7 votes 7.7%

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult
 
  5 votes 5.5%

 
  5 votes 5.5%

The Striker by Ana Huang
Romance, Sports
 
  3 votes 3.3%

 
  2 votes 2.2%

91 total votes

created Jan 28, 2025 07:23AM PST poll #11 Featured
What book would you like to read for our March 2025 Group Read? The theme is Food.

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Mystery, Thriller
 
  16 votes 20.5%

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Fantasy, Horror
 
  15 votes 19.2%

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Modern Classics, Science Fiction, Humour

 
  10 votes 12.8%

 
  9 votes 11.5%

Love & Saffron by Kim Fay

Historical Fiction
 
  8 votes 10.3%

 
  7 votes 9.0%

Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Mystery, Thriller
 
  7 votes 9.0%

The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka
Historical Fiction, Asian Literature
 
  3 votes 3.8%

Supper Club by Lara Williams
Contemporary, Literary Fiction
 
  2 votes 2.6%

My Favorite Kidnapper by Melanie Moreland
Contemporary Romance
 
  1 vote 1.3%

78 total votes

created Dec 30, 2024 09:24AM PST poll #12 Featured
What book would you like to read for our February 2025 Group Read? The theme is Time.

 
  29 votes 20.4%

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Science Fiction, Romance, Time Travel
 
  26 votes 18.3%

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Romance, Historical Fiction
 
  21 votes 14.8%

 
  14 votes 9.9%

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
Fantasy, Historical Fiction
 
  13 votes 9.2%

 
  10 votes 7.0%

 
  10 votes 7.0%

 
  9 votes 6.3%

A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil
Mystery, Thriller
 
  5 votes 3.5%

 
  5 votes 3.5%

142 total votes

created Dec 01, 2024 11:12AM PST poll #13 Featured
Which design would you like to see as our 2025 Masthead and Logo? Find the options here

Message 12 by Inkeri
 
  63 votes 54.3%

Message 9 by Carri
 
  22 votes 19.0%

Message 4 by Carmen
 
  11 votes 9.5%

Message 6 by Alina
 
  10 votes 8.6%

Message 2 by Ashleigh
 
  8 votes 6.9%

Message 5 by Rachael
 
  1 vote 0.9%

Message 7 by Alyana
 
  1 vote 0.9%

116 total votes

created Nov 28, 2024 01:34AM PST poll #14 Featured
What book would you like to read for our January 2025 Group Read? The theme is Cozy.

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Fantasy, Cozy Mystery
 
  23 votes 23.7%

 
  22 votes 22.7%

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Literary Fiction, Contemporary
 
  13 votes 13.4%

 
  10 votes 10.3%

 
  9 votes 9.3%

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa
Fantasy, Magical Realism
 
  6 votes 6.2%

The Story Collector by Evie Gaughan
Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Magical Realism
 
  6 votes 6.2%

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Pre-Historic, Fiction
 
  4 votes 4.1%

 
  2 votes 2.1%

 
  2 votes 2.1%

97 total votes

created Oct 29, 2024 08:02AM PDT poll #15 Featured
What book would you like to read for our December 2024 Group Read? The theme is Kindness.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Modern Classic, Historical Fiction
 
  18 votes 32.7%

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Classics, Victorian
 
  13 votes 23.6%

East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Modern Classic, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
 
  11 votes 20.0%

A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
Chick Lit, Contemporary
 
  6 votes 10.9%

A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
Coming of Age, Religion
 
  4 votes 7.3%

A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
 
  3 votes 5.5%

55 total votes

created Oct 16, 2024 07:13AM PDT poll #16 Featured
What theme would you like to see as our 2025 Yearly Theme?

Emotional Rollercoaster
 
  208 votes 22.2%

Women
 
  181 votes 19.3%

Opposites Attract
 
  155 votes 16.6%

Under the Sea
 
  102 votes 10.9%

Universe
 
  70 votes 7.5%

War and Peace
 
  70 votes 7.5%

Celebration
 
  68 votes 7.3%

Technology in Literature
 
  45 votes 4.8%

Power
 
  37 votes 4.0%

936 total votes

created Oct 01, 2024 06:17AM PDT poll #17 Featured
Please vote for the yearly challenge that you'd like to see return in 2025. If you are unfamiliar with this year's challenges, please review this Guide to the 2024 Yearly Challenges .

TBR Jar
 
  38 votes 32.8%

Popsugar
 
  15 votes 12.9%

Bookworms Take Shelfies
 
  14 votes 12.1%

Genre Bingo
 
  12 votes 10.3%

Bibliopoly
 
  11 votes 9.5%

Out on a Limb
 
  8 votes 6.9%

It’s in the Cards
 
  7 votes 6.0%

Finish Line
 
  4 votes 3.4%

I’m With the Banned
 
  4 votes 3.4%

Dewey Decimal
 
  3 votes 2.6%

116 total votes

created Sep 28, 2024 02:30AM PDT poll #18 Featured
What book would you like to read for our November 2024 Group Read? The theme is Voice.

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
Young Adult, Contemporary, Social Justice
 
  14 votes 23.0%

 
  13 votes 21.3%

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
 
  10 votes 16.4%

 
  7 votes 11.5%

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography
 
  5 votes 8.2%

 
  4 votes 6.6%

Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
Romance, Contemporary
 
  3 votes 4.9%

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Young Adult, Contemporary
 
  3 votes 4.9%

All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry
Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Mystery
 
  2 votes 3.3%

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Fantasy, Young Adult
 
  0 votes 0.0%

61 total votes

created Aug 28, 2024 05:40AM PDT poll #19 Featured
What book would you like to read for our October 2024 Group Read? The theme is Orange.

 
  18 votes 23.4%

The Martian by Andy Weir
Debut Novel, Science-Fiction, Space
 
  13 votes 16.9%

James by Percival Everett
Historical Fiction, Re-imagining, Race
 
  10 votes 13.0%

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Adult
 
  8 votes 10.4%

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Debut Novel, Historical Fiction, Family Saga
 
  8 votes 10.4%

There There by Tommy Orange
Debut Novel, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
 
  6 votes 7.8%

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Dystopia, Satire, Classics
 
  6 votes 7.8%

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Contemporary, Coming-of-Age, Modern Classic
 
  5 votes 6.5%

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Künstlerroman, Queer, Classics
 
  2 votes 2.6%

The Orange Grove by Rosanna Ley
Contemporary, Romance, Holidays
 
  1 vote 1.3%

77 total votes

created Jul 28, 2024 03:27AM PDT poll #20 Featured
What book would you like to read for our September 2024 Group Read? The theme is Mountains.

 
  16 votes 19.8%

 
  13 votes 16.0%

 
  11 votes 13.6%

 
  11 votes 13.6%

Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Fantasy
 
  11 votes 13.6%

 
  6 votes 7.4%

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Science Fiction, Thriller
 
  5 votes 6.2%

Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown
Historical Fiction
 
  4 votes 4.9%

Storming Heaven by Denise Giardina
Historical Fiction
 
  3 votes 3.7%

 
  1 vote 1.2%

81 total votes

created Jun 28, 2024 04:33AM PDT poll #21 Featured
What book would you like to read for our August 2024 Group Read? The theme is Silk.

 
  20 votes 27.4%

 
  14 votes 19.2%

A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway
Fantasy, Steampunk
 
  9 votes 12.3%

Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
 
  8 votes 11.0%

Silk by Alessandro Baricco
Historical Fiction, Romance
 
  8 votes 11.0%

The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes
Historical Fiction, China
 
  7 votes 9.6%

Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
History, Nonfiction
 
  4 votes 5.5%

Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama
Historical Fiction, China
 
  3 votes 4.1%

73 total votes

created May 28, 2024 03:36PM PDT poll #22 Featured
What book would you like to read for our July 2024 Group Read? The theme is Road Trip.

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
(high fantasy, classics, adventure)
 
  28 votes 28.6%

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
(historical fiction, adventure, coming of age)
 
  20 votes 20.4%

The Maze Runner byJames Dashner
(young adult, dystopian, science fiction)
 
  13 votes 13.3%

November Road by Lou Berney
(historical fiction, thriller, crime)
 
  7 votes 7.1%

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño
(literary fiction, Latin America, classics)
 
  7 votes 7.1%

Together We Will Go by J. Michael Straczynski
(mental health, romance, travel)
 
  7 votes 7.1%

 
  6 votes 6.1%

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
(young adult, mystery, romance)
 
  4 votes 4.1%

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
(romance, LGBTQIA+, contemporary)
 
  3 votes 3.1%

All Fours by Miranda July
(literary fiction, LGBTQIA+, humor)
 
  3 votes 3.1%

98 total votes

created Apr 29, 2024 04:59AM PDT poll #23 Featured
What book would you like to read for our June 2024 Group Read? The theme is Change.

11/22/63 by Stephen King
Historical Fiction, Time Travel, Science Fiction.
 
  14 votes 18.4%

Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Contemporary
 
  11 votes 14.5%

 
  10 votes 13.2%

 
  8 votes 10.5%

 
  8 votes 10.5%

 
  6 votes 7.9%

 
  6 votes 7.9%

 
  5 votes 6.6%

 
  4 votes 5.3%

Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Romance, Magical Realism
 
  4 votes 5.3%

76 total votes

created Mar 28, 2024 05:57AM PDT poll #24 Featured
What book would you like to read for our May 2024 Group Read? The theme is Lily.

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Classics, Science Fiction
 
  24 votes 30.0%

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Historical Fiction
 
  19 votes 23.8%

 
  13 votes 16.3%

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Fantasy, Young Adult
 
  12 votes 15.0%

The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell
Historical Fiction
 
  5 votes 6.3%

 
  3 votes 3.8%

Euphoria by Lily King
Historical Fiction
 
  2 votes 2.5%

Lily by Rose Tremain
Historical Fiction
 
  2 votes 2.5%

80 total votes

created Feb 27, 2024 10:28AM PST poll #25 Featured
What book would you like to read for our April 2024 Group Read? The theme is Eclipse.

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Fantasy, Romance, Mythology
 
  21 votes 26.3%

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
High fantasy, LGBTQ, Adult
 
  18 votes 22.5%

Nightfall by Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg
Science Fiction, Classic
 
  10 votes 12.5%

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Historical Fiction, Prehistoric, Classic
 
  9 votes 11.3%

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
Horror, Supernatural thriller
 
  6 votes 7.5%

He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly
Psychological thriller, Crime
 
  6 votes 7.5%

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
Horror, Thriller, Crime
 
  5 votes 6.3%

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Witches
 
  5 votes 6.3%

80 total votes

created Jan 29, 2024 03:34AM PST poll #26 Featured
What book would you like to read for our March 2024 Group Read? The theme is Numbers.

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Fantasy, Mystery
 
  21 votes 21.4%

 
  14 votes 14.3%

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Science Fiction, Dystopia
 
  14 votes 14.3%

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Classics
 
  12 votes 12.2%

11/22/63 by Stephen King
Time Travel, Historical Fiction
 
  10 votes 10.2%

The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
Historical Fiction
 
  8 votes 8.2%

 
  7 votes 7.1%

 
  5 votes 5.1%

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
  4 votes 4.1%

 
  3 votes 3.1%

98 total votes

created Dec 18, 2023 06:25AM PST poll #27 Featured
What book would you like to read for our February 2024 Group Read? The theme is Dragon.

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Fantasy, Romance
 
  37 votes 26.6%

 
  25 votes 18.0%

 
  23 votes 16.5%

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
  13 votes 9.4%

 
  13 votes 9.4%

 
  9 votes 6.5%

 
  7 votes 5.0%

 
  7 votes 5.0%

 
  3 votes 2.2%

 
  2 votes 1.4%

139 total votes

created Dec 19, 2023 07:38AM PST poll #28 Featured
Which design would you like to see as the 2024 Masthead and Logo? Find the options here.

Message 11 by Diane
 
  218 votes 43.3%

Message 22 by Niharika
 
  57 votes 11.3%

Message 6 by Carmen
 
  43 votes 8.5%

Message 18 by Carri Carey
 
  43 votes 8.5%

Message 3 by Ashleigh
 
  42 votes 8.3%

Message 21 by Ciara
 
  30 votes 6.0%

Message 2 by Ilona
 
  26 votes 5.2%

Message 20 by Theresa
 
  23 votes 4.6%

Message 9 by Alyana
 
  21 votes 4.2%

503 total votes

created Nov 27, 2023 05:35AM PST poll #29 Featured
What book would you like to read for our January 2024 Group Read? The theme is Fate.

 
  20 votes 23.0%

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Dystopia, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction
 
  17 votes 19.5%

 
  16 votes 18.4%

Still Life by Sarah Winman
Historical Fiction
 
  9 votes 10.3%

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
YA, Contemporary
 
  7 votes 8.0%

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Classics, Victorian
 
  6 votes 6.9%

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Historical Fiction
 
  6 votes 6.9%

 
  5 votes 5.7%

 
  1 vote 1.1%

87 total votes

created Nov 01, 2023 04:06AM PDT poll #30 Featured
What theme would you like to see for our yearly theme of 2024?

Seasons
 
  55 votes 27.5%

Freedom to Read
 
  39 votes 19.5%

Heroes and Villains
 
  34 votes 17.0%

Darkness and Light
 
  25 votes 12.5%

Roaring Twenties
 
  23 votes 11.5%

Come Together
 
  16 votes 8.0%

Welcome to the Jungle
 
  8 votes 4.0%

200 total votes

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